Bayern Munich wins Bundesliga title with seven matches left in season

Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title in record time by beating Hertha Berlin 3-1, thanks to goals from Toni Kroos, Mario Goetze and Franck Ribery with seven matches left in the campaign.

Last season's treble winners secured their 23rd Bundesliga crown since its 1963 creation with a record 10th straight away victory, stretching their winning streak to a staggering 19 consecutive matches and their unbeaten run to 52 league fixtures.

Bayern is an unassailable 25 points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who were runners-up last season, with 21 points to play for in the 2013/14 season.

Its triumph was its 24th German league title because it also won the pre-Bundesliga version in the 1931/32 season.

Dortmund could do nothing to prevent the celebrations in the capital after drawing 0-0 in its Ruhr valley derby at home to Schalke 04.